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How to Smoke Food Even if You Don't Have an Actual Smoker

How to Smoke Food Even if You Don't Have an Actual Smoker

Add complex flavors to your meats, seafood, grains, and veggies with our Test Kitchen tutorials on how to smoke food at home using a charcoal or gas grill.
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Grilled Zucchini and Goat Cheese Toasts

Grilled Zucchini and Goat Cheese Toasts

Put a bumper crop of zucchini to use in this fresh spin on a crostini appetizer recipe.
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DIY Cheese Wraps

DIY Cheese Wraps

Here's how to make a melted cheese wrap. Cheese wraps can be customized in tons of flavor varieties and filled with meat, cheese, and veggies just like a tortilla wrap.
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Slow Cooker Italian Sausage Grinders

Slow Cooker Italian Sausage Grinders

Make hot Italian sausage subs for a crowd with this easy slow cooker sandwich recipe. This easy Italian sandwich recipe makes enough meat for 12 subs, so it's great for a party or potluck.
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How and When to Prune Forsythia So You Don't Ruin the Flowers

How and When to Prune Forsythia So You Don't Ruin the Flowers

Properly pruning forsythia at the right time is the secret getting lots of gorgeous yellow flowers.Grab your garden loppers and trim your way to more blooms and a healthier shrub.
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How to Plant and Grow Passionflower

How to Plant and Grow Passionflower

Find essential tips for growing passionflower, a species of vines that adds a tropical flair to your garden.
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Top Butterfly Container Garden Ideas

Top Butterfly Container Garden Ideas

Bring butterflies to your garden—even if you have just a deck or patio—with these easy container recipes.
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Water Container Garden

Water Container Garden

Create a water garden in a container as your next project—a task so simple you can do it in a single afternoon. A container water garden means you can set up a mini aquascape in a snap!
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How to Plant and Grow Freesia

How to Plant and Grow Freesia

Read about how to grow freesia, the fragrant petite flowers whose bright blossoms face the sky and make wonderful cut flowers.
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How to Plant and Grow Larkspur

How to Plant and Grow Larkspur

Larkspur is a cottage garden classic that yields spectacular flowers in shades of blue, pink, purple, and white.
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How to Plant and Grow Agapanthus

How to Plant and Grow Agapanthus

Agapanthus is a low-maintenance perennial and landscape staple that produces clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers.
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How to Plant and Grow Water Clover

How to Plant and Grow Water Clover

Water clover may look like a dense mat of lucky four-leaf clovers, but it’s actually a fast-growing aquatic fern.
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How to Plant and Grow Parrot's Feather

How to Plant and Grow Parrot's Feather

Parrot's feather is a versatile plant for ponds and water gardens. Grow it underwater to oxygenate water, provide fish a place to hide, and reduce on algae.
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How to Plant and Grow Horsetail

How to Plant and Grow Horsetail

Horsetail is a water-loving plant that looks stunning almost anywhere—as long as you take measures to control it.
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How to Grow and Care for Indoor Cyclamen

How to Grow and Care for Indoor Cyclamen

Florist’s cyclamen have a reputation for being tricky to grow but this guide will help you keep these plants blooming in winter and then rebloom year after year indoors.
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6 Common Houseplant Care Mistakes You're Probably Making, And How to Avoid Them

6 Common Houseplant Care Mistakes You're Probably Making, And How to Avoid Them

Help your indoor garden thrive by avoiding these common houseplant care mistakes.
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10 Marigold Companion Plants for a Pest-Free Garden

10 Marigold Companion Plants for a Pest-Free Garden

Use these marigold companion plants to attract pollinators and repel pests in your vegetable garden.
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11 Essential Tips for Growing Rosemary Indoors

11 Essential Tips for Growing Rosemary Indoors

Growing rosemary indoors gives you easy access to this fragrant herb all year long. Here's how to care for this fragrant herb in your home.
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This Partial Shade Garden Plan Creates a Colorful Spot to Relax

This Partial Shade Garden Plan Creates a Colorful Spot to Relax

If you have a part-fun, part-shade garden, you'll appreciate this partial shade garden plan, perfect for giving you an easy and adaptable combination of perennials and annuals that are sure to please.
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New to Perennial Gardening? Try This Beginner Garden Plan for Full Sun

New to Perennial Gardening? Try This Beginner Garden Plan for Full Sun

Our low maintenance full sun garden ideas will add color to your yard from spring to fall. Meanwhile, your plants will be easy care and tolerate drought with success.

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How Long Do You Grill Chicken? Here Are All the Answers

How Long Do You Grill Chicken? Here Are All the Answers

How long do you grill chicken? Never guess again. Here's how to get the juiciest results every time, whether you're making drumsticks or breasts.
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Provolone and Ham Melt

Provolone and Ham Melt

This ham and cheese sandwich has sweet fruit fillers, which makes it appealing to kids.
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How to Plant and Grow a Sassafras Tree

How to Plant and Grow a Sassafras Tree

Get essential tips for growing sassafras tree, including how to plant, water, and prune this North American native plant that provides food and shelter for wildlife.
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How to Plant and Grow Rhododendrons

How to Plant and Grow Rhododendrons

Learn how to care for rhododendrons with our growing guide. These plants boast large clusters of showy blooms in spring.
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What Every Homeowner Needs to Know About Dethatching Lawns

What Every Homeowner Needs to Know About Dethatching Lawns

Restore your grass so it is lush and green by learning the why, when, and how of dethatching a lawn. These lawn dethatching tips will make you an expert.
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When Is the Best Time to Mow Your Lawn?

When Is the Best Time to Mow Your Lawn?

Take the guesswork out of deciding when to mow your lawn with our easy-to-follow tips.
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How to Grow Plants from Cuttings to Fill More Pots for Free

How to Grow Plants from Cuttings to Fill More Pots for Free

Use this simple propagation technique to grow new plants with stem cuttings.
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How to Harden Off Seedlings Before Transplanting Them Into Your Garden

How to Harden Off Seedlings Before Transplanting Them Into Your Garden

This easy-to-follow guide on how to harden off seedlings will help you prevent transplant shock and give plants a stronger start in your spring garden.
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The 3 Best Types of Berries to Grow in Containers, and How to Grow Them

The 3 Best Types of Berries to Grow in Containers, and How to Grow Them

These essential tips for growing raspberries in pots can also be used to grow strawberries and blueberries. Here's what you need for a sweet crop.
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15 Best Fall Flowers for Pots to Enjoy Some Late-Season Color

15 Best Fall Flowers for Pots to Enjoy Some Late-Season Color

Create stunning autumn container gardens with these blooming fall flowers for pots that bloom up to the first frost and beyond.
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25 Gorgeous Hanging Basket Ideas to Dress Up Your Yard

25 Gorgeous Hanging Basket Ideas to Dress Up Your Yard

Make a stunning display on your porch with these colorful hanging basket ideas. Follow these plant recipes to mix and match easy-to-grow plants into can't miss combos.
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Make These Winter Container Gardens to Add Holiday Cheer to Your Porch

Make These Winter Container Gardens to Add Holiday Cheer to Your Porch

Create a long-lasting display with live evergreen branches, berries, and other natural elements. Follow these easy steps to make a large container or a smaller arrangement featuring a miniature Christmas tree.
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19 of the Prettiest Hellebore Varieties to Grow for Cold-Season Color

19 of the Prettiest Hellebore Varieties to Grow for Cold-Season Color

These stunning hellebore varieties will brighten up your winter and spring landscape with their colorful flowers.
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17 Drought-Tolerant Plants that Don’t Need Water Very Often

17 Drought-Tolerant Plants that Don’t Need Water Very Often

Tough, easy-care plants that don’t need water include snake plant, ponytail palm, aloe, burro's tail, and sago palm. They’re OK without too much TLC.
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How to Fix Root Rot in Potted Plants (Plus 6 Prevention Tips)

How to Fix Root Rot in Potted Plants (Plus 6 Prevention Tips)

Knowing how to fix root rot can help save houseplants from overwatering and diseases. Use these tips to treat and prevent root rot.
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How to Grow and Care for a Banana Plant Indoors

How to Grow and Care for a Banana Plant Indoors

These essential tips will help you successfully grow banana plants indoors as a houseplant.
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How to Control Japanese Garden Beetles When They Invade Your Yard

How to Control Japanese Garden Beetles When They Invade Your Yard

Use this guide to identify and eliminate the voracious pests that leave plants with tattered foliage and banish their lawn-damaging larvae.
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How to Get Rid of Grasshoppers So They Don't Eat Your Plants

How to Get Rid of Grasshoppers So They Don't Eat Your Plants

Grasshoppers have huge appetites. Use these tips for how to get rid of grasshoppers and keep them from devouring your garden.
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This Easy-Care Butterfly Garden Plan Will Attract Tons of Pollinators

This Easy-Care Butterfly Garden Plan Will Attract Tons of Pollinators

Use this gorgeous butterfly garden plan to create a bed of flowers that will bring beautiful and beneficial insects to your garden.
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Create a Lush Corner of Ornamental Grasses with This Simple Garden Plan

Create a Lush Corner of Ornamental Grasses with This Simple Garden Plan

The ornamental grasses in this corner garden plan will make an eye-catching yet low-maintenance display.

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Plank-Smoked Portobello Mushrooms

Plank-Smoked Portobello Mushrooms

Crowd the grill with fresh portobello mushrooms for a deep dramatic flavor - no produce left behind.
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Ginger Shrimp and Vegetables

Ginger Shrimp and Vegetables

Forget orange chicken and try this Asian-inspired, citrus-infused shrimp recipe tonight. You need just one sheet pan to make the entire quick and easy seafood dinner.
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Sweet and Spicy Mango-Sauced Ribs with Smoky Slaw

Sweet and Spicy Mango-Sauced Ribs with Smoky Slaw

The skin of ripe mangoes can be vibrant green, red, and/or yellow. It's their texture that indicates ripeness.
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Garlic-Ginger Pork Lettuce Wraps

Garlic-Ginger Pork Lettuce Wraps

Make succulent pork to fill lettuce wraps at home using your pressure cooker or your slow cooker, we've got directions for either! Add all your favorite lettuce wrap toppers or set out dishes for each so everyone can pick and choose their toppers.
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Cucumber and Apricot Sandwiches

Cucumber and Apricot Sandwiches

Cool as a you-know-what, this crunchy, fruit-studded cream-cheese sandwich is refreshing during summer. Try it with a cup of gazpacho.
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15 Clematis Varieties That Have the Prettiest Flowers

15 Clematis Varieties That Have the Prettiest Flowers

Find the perfect clematis varieties that will produce tons of gorgeous flowers in your garden.
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How to Prune Azaleas for Healthy Plants and More Flowers

How to Prune Azaleas for Healthy Plants and More Flowers

Find out how, when, and why to prune different types of azaleas to get the most out of these beautiful shrubs.
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What to Know About Well-Drained Soil and Boosting Plant Drainage

What to Know About Well-Drained Soil and Boosting Plant Drainage

Depending on what you have in your yard or planting beds, getting well-drained soil can take some work. Find out how to get well-drained soil.
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Try Hydroseeding to Quickly Fill in Your Patchy Lawn

Try Hydroseeding to Quickly Fill in Your Patchy Lawn

Home hydroseeding can transform your lawn's brown patches into lush green grass.Here our tips on how to do it.
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Container Gardening for Beginners: 10 Must-Know Tips

Container Gardening for Beginners: 10 Must-Know Tips

Use these container gardening tips for beginners to successfully grow potted plants outdoors.
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How to Make a Spherical Hanging Basket in Just 20 Minutes

How to Make a Spherical Hanging Basket in Just 20 Minutes

Create a sphere hanging basket to show off your flowers in just 20 minutes with these easy instructions.
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How to Make Easy Concrete Planters for Your Garden

How to Make Easy Concrete Planters for Your Garden

DIY concrete planters are simple to make with this step-by-step guide. Plus get design ideas and tips for using your new planters.
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How to Kill Weeds Naturally Using Organic Products

How to Kill Weeds Naturally Using Organic Products

Here's how to kill weeds naturally and organically in flower beds without any chemicals or products that will harm your plants.
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How to Plant and Grow Jonquil Daffodil

How to Plant and Grow Jonquil Daffodil

Although the terms jonquil and daffodil are often used interchangeably, jonquils represent only a single species of daffodil — they are usually quite fragrant.
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4 Grass Alternatives for Yards with Major Curb Appeal

4 Grass Alternatives for Yards with Major Curb Appeal

Gravel, artificial turf, groundcover plants, and large planting beds are traditional grass lawn alternatives. Pick one for your yard from our list.
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This Spring-Harvest Vegetable Garden Plan Is Perfect for a Small Raised Bed

This Spring-Harvest Vegetable Garden Plan Is Perfect for a Small Raised Bed

This spring-harvest vegetable garden plan contains 10 of your favorite cool-season crops.
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This Tiny Corner Garden Plan Adds Tons of Curb Appeal

This Tiny Corner Garden Plan Adds Tons of Curb Appeal

Try this tiny corner garden plan to plant colorful, fast-growing flowers in small gardens.
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How to Make a Wire Cloche to Protect Plants from Hungry Critters

How to Make a Wire Cloche to Protect Plants from Hungry Critters

Make a DIY chicken wire cloche for plants to keep rabbits, deer, and other hungry animals from nibbling in your garden.
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How to Attract Fireflies to Your Yard for Delightful Evenings

How to Attract Fireflies to Your Yard for Delightful Evenings

Enjoy a natural light show by learning how to attract fireflies to your yard. These enchanting bugs are not only entertaining, but good for your yard.
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19 Rock Garden Ideas to Add Visual Interest to Your Landscape

19 Rock Garden Ideas to Add Visual Interest to Your Landscape

These rock garden ideas and design inspiration suit a range of spaces—including hard-to-landscape spots. Get ideas for a rock garden in any yard.